Buffing-wheel



(No Model.)

J. A. BNO.

BUPFING WHEEL.

No. 249,914. Patented Nov. 22,1881.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH A. ENO, OF NEWARK, ASSIGNOR TO DAVID H. MORRIS, OF BZLOOM FIELD, NEW JERSEY.

BUFFING- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,914, dated November 22, 1881. a Application filed April 23, 1881. (No model.)

I all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. ENo, a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buffing-Wheels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same,

to reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to render buffing-wheels more effective in their operation,

[5 to make them more durable in wear, and to do better work. It consists in the peculiar con struction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and embodied in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the several figures, Figure l is a front elevation, partially in section, of a louding-wheel embodying my improvement, showing the periphery in a finished state, as well as, to a certain extent, the structural arrangement of the wheel. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 illustrates the appearance of the cloth or muslin at an earlier stage, and

Fig. 4the first steps in the process ofconstruction.

In carrying out my invention I first take a piece of ordinary muslin, A, or other appropriate flexible fabric, its length and width be- 3 5 in g determined by the width and circumference of the wheel when finished, and sew two of its edges together, forming a hollow, cylindrical body, (should the same beinflatech) after which, or previously, if preferred, I insert one, two,

or more shirring-strings, a, all as indicated in Fig. 4. This being done the free ends of the shirr-strin gs are grasped and the muslin gathered up into a compact form around a rod or mandrel from an eighth of an inch in diameter 4 5 upward, according to the size of the wheel, andthe surplus or other strong strings or cords are wound tightly around the center, covering a space equal to the'width of the wheel. The ends of the strings are then firmly tied 0r otherwise secured thereto, all as clearly illustrated by Fig. 3.

The body or filling of the wheel, which is com posed of ordinary wick, warp, yarn, or other similarly filamentous or stringy material. is formed in the following manner, to wit: The wick being cut up into the required lengths, which are determined by the required size of the wheel, is sewed fast at their centers, as indicated at 3. Fig. 1, with a suitable needle and strong thread or cord, to the portion of muslin encircled by the strings, as above described, in circumferential rows as closely as possible and extending across the entire space covered by thebefore-mentionedstring,untilthe wholecentralcircumferenceoftheclothisfilled,as clearly indicated in the said Fig. 1. This being accomplished the loose portion of muslin A at each side is spread and stretched out as smooth ly as practicableand stitched through from side to 'side as firml y as possible with strong thread or cord 0, thus forming by the one piece of muslininclosing-sides for the filling, and compressing the whole into a compact form, as clearly indicated in Figs. 1. and 2. The wheel thus constructed is then removed from the mandrel, (which,howcver, may be done before the stitching last referred to,) if preferred, and its periphery carefully trimmed off with a sharp knife or shears. This operation may be facilitated by placing and compressing the wheel between two circular plates or disks of the desired size, which constitute forms or guides,thus enabling the wheels to be trimmed perfectly true.

The wickin g or filling, instead of being sewed to the muslin, as above described, may be tied or fastened thereto in any appropriate manner.

After or before the wheel has been trimmed off, as above described, the central aperture is filled with warm glue or other adhesive substance, which is allowed to penetrate the muslin about a quarter of an inch in order to ce= ment the muslin, the shirr-strin gs, the wickin g, and the stitching all together, and so prevent, as far as possible, any disintegration of the parts. After this the apertureis cleansed from any of the remaining glutinous substance, and the wheel is ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, 18-- 1. A buffing-wheel having both theinclosingsides thereof united in one piece of fabric, as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

2. A butting-wheel, both sides thereof being composed of one piece of textile or otherwise flexible tissue, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

3. Abufling-wheel havingaflexibleinclosingtissue formed in one piece and a filling secured therein at or near the center, and by stitches through the sides, substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown.

4. In a wheel for finishing metal work, &c., an inclosing-tissue passing between the mandrel and filling and holding said filling therein, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

5. The combination, with suitable fillingand means for securing the same, of a shirr string or strings and an inclosing fabric, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

6. The combination, in a butting-wheel, of a filling of warp, wick, or other filamentous material, and of an inclosure of muslin or other similarly textilematerial, having a shirr string or strings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown.

7. The combination, in a butting-wheel, ofa filling of warp, wick-yarn, or other filamentous or stringy material secured radially therein, with an inclosing textile or other similarly flexible material, substantiallyvas and for the purposes set forth and shown.

8. The combination, in a bufiingwheel with inclosing sides of cotton, woolen, or other similar fabric, of a filling of warp, wick, yarn, or other collection of strings sewed or tied in bunches around a center and extending radially from said center, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

9. In the manufacture of bufiing-wheels, the process herein described of shirringa cylindrical and flexible fabric, of reducing the central circumference thereof by drawing the shirrstrings and securin g the filling material thereto, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

10. The process of manufacturing buffingwheels hereii described, to wit: of uniting the edges of a strip of cloth so as to form a flexible cylinder or band, of shirring the same at or near the center, of reducing the circumference at said center, of securing a warp or other stringy material upon said reduced portion, said warp extending radially therefrom, and finally of spreading and sewing the sides upon said warp or other stringy material, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

11. A buffing-wheel having inclosing-sides, filling between the same, and shirr-strings, all being glued together at or near the center of the wheel, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth and shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of April, 1881.

JOSEPH A. ENO.

Witnesses CHARLES H. PELL, OLIVER DRAKE, 

